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The newly created Research@Census website is a gateway to the world of research at the Census Bureau. This site enables users to learn about innovations to measure and understand America through improved statistics, statistical products and analysis.

Also included on the site is a new blog “Research Matters” that features the work of researchers from all areas of the Census Bureau. Research ranges from substantive topics of interest in demography, economics and other social sciences to methodological questions, such as the role of statistical modeling in surveys, designs for the 10-year census, research on record linkage and confidentiality protection. Census Bureau researchers include geographers, statisticians, economists, demographers and more.

On Monday, March 26, 2012, the Census Bureau announced the list of urbanized areas and urban clusters defined on the basis of the 2010 Census. The official announcement occurred via the Federal Register, with the notice providing lists of urbanized areas and urban clusters and their respective 2010 Census populations.

In conjunction with the announcement, the Census Bureau’s Geography Division released the following items:

Lists of urbanized areas and urban clusters with 2010 population, land area, and population density;

UConn CLEAR’s Geospatial Training Program has just announced a new one-day training on Esri’s ArcGIS Online. The course will focus on the ArcGIS Map Viewer and ArcGIS Explorer Online. Topics will include creating and publishing interactive maps on the web, integrating GIS data, sharing maps and working with groups on ArcGIS Online, working with the Esri smartphone app and more! The training consists of short lectures and demonstrations followed by hands-on exercises and over the shoulder guidance from instructors.

Call for PresentationsThe Northeast Arc Users Group will hold its 27th Annual Conference, November 11-14, 2012 at the Samoset Resort in Rockland, Maine.

The 2012 NEARC conference will feature keynote sessions, vendor demonstrations, poster displays and over 60 technical workshops and user presentations. The conference is expected to attract over 500 users of Geographic Information System software including urban and regional planners, educators, natural resource managers, utility professionals and government agencies that use geographic information to help with decision-making and problem-solving on a daily basis.

PRESENTATION TOPIC AREAS

Public Safety

Municipal

Education

Emerging Technologies/IT

Natural Resources

Mobile Technology

Facilities

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Presentations cannot market specific products and services.

Abstracts should be 150-200 words.

Presenters must register and pay to attend the conference at regular conference fees.

Looking to network with other GIS users in Connecticut? Want to know about the next steps for the Connecticut Geospatial Council?

Attend the Connecticut GIS User to User Network Meeting on March 30, 2012!

The Connecticut GIS User to User Network will hold their Spring Quarterly Meeting on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the University of Connecticut, Greater Hartford Campus at 85 Lawler Road West Hartford, Connecticut in room 104 of the Hi-Tech Classroom Building (HITC) [View Campus Map].

The meeting will start with networking opportunities at 8:30 AM and the first presentation will begin promptly at 9:00 AM. Among the presenters and presentations will be Mr. Tyler Kleykamp from the State Office of Policy and Management. He will be speaking on the recent Governor’s Bill Number 5027 regarding the impacts on the Connecticut Geospatial Council and future plans regarding GIS in the State of Connecticut.

Virtual Attendance via Live Stream!For those of you unable to physically attend the meeting, you can attend this meeting virtually! To attend this meeting virtually please register via the link below. Participants registering for the virtual stream will be sent an email one day prior to the event with connection details and users will also be able to ask questions virtually.

This two-day conference, to be held on March 29-30, 2012, brings together scholars on GIS and Africa to share their knowledge and experiences; to explore the potential of geospatial methods in the social sciences, further humanities scholarship by critically engaging GIS methods, and promote interdisciplinary collaborative research in health and humanities in the continent of Africa. WorldMap training and demo are offered on March 29. Keynote address by Patrick Vinck “Putting Peace on the Map,” lightning talks, and panel discussion will be on March 30. To view details and register: http://gis.harvard.edu/conference

Two competitions for excellence in GIS are held in conjunction with this conference.

Who: Designed for Faculty and GIS/IT staff with an interest in using GIS for teaching and/or research in higher education. Although the workshop is oriented towards the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum, participants from any type of higher education institution are welcome and encouraged to attend.

**Information on cost, registration & how to submit papers and posters is coming soon**

About the conference:

Bucknell University is hosting this conference to discuss and identify some of the current challenges and emerging opportunities in using GIS and spatial analysis in higher education teaching and research. We expect the meeting to be a ‘problem-solving’ workshop wherein faculty specialists from various disciplines can share tools, methods and resources for integrating GIS and spatial analysis into their work and GIS/IT staff can learn about the discipline-specific ‘spatial’ needs and goals of faculty.

Desired outcomes from the workshop include: (1) providing mutual support for imaginative and challenging applications of spatial technology in undergraduate education; (2) fostering potential collaborative efforts between and within participant schools, such as joint research initiatives and/or shared resources for data, web maps and teaching materials, and; (3) creating a regional community of faculty & GIS/IT staff to interact on a regular basis, share information, and exchange ideas about the priorities identified during the workshop.

The Connecticut Geographic Alliance (CGA) needs your help. Are you interested in promoting Geography among Connecticut school children? Do you look for Professional development opportunities to support your teaching of Geography? Do you like to collaborate with colleagues about Geography? CGA is looking for individuals who are passionate about Geography, passionate about teaching, and passionate about helping children become Geographically literate in the 21st century.

For the past year CGA has gone through a thorough introspective strategic planning process. A strategic planning team, with support from CGA’s Steering Committee, collaborated to complete this process. The goal of this was to reflect on CGA’s work to promote Geographic literacy over the last 20+ years and to see how we could build off of our strengths to continue to promote Geographic literacy for the next 20 years. During this time we reflected on and amended the organization’s mission, vision, and objectives. Our website, www.ctgeoalliance.org has been updated to reflect the changes.

Additionally, we worked to restructure the alliance to align with the amended mission, vision, and objectives. The Steering Committee structure has been altered to a clearly defined five committee structure supporting our new CGA Coordinator, UConn Geography Department Faculty member, Dr. Andrew Ballantine. This arrangement will be supported by an Advisory Board as well. Please review the structure included below:

The Connecticut Geographic Alliance invites you to look at this as an opportunity to participate in the promotion of Geography in Connecticut. CGA is looking for individuals in each of the areas outlined to serve as committee members and/or leaders. This is an opportunity to take on a leadership role with something about which you are passionate.

CGA is hosting an informational meeting to see what role you can play in promoting Geography in the state of Connecticut.

This meeting will be held on Thursday, March 22 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the University of Connecticut’s Department of Geography (Room 420) in the CLAS Building on the Storrs campus (215 Glenbrook Road).

Food will be served. Friends will be made. And the promotion of Geographic Education in Connecticut will continue in full.

The University of Connecticut is hosting a series of presentations and events March 26-29, 2012 focused on Climate Impact, Mitigation, and Adaptation (CIMA): A Reflection of Our Future. Included below is a list of events and for more information visit the Climate Impact and Adaptation (CIMA) website at: http://cima.cese.uconn.edu/